Belgian child-killer Dutroux gets life in jail

Notorious Belgian paedophile Marc Dutroux was sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping, raping and killing girls in a series…

Notorious Belgian paedophile Marc Dutroux was sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping, raping and killing girls in a series of crimes that shocked the country nearly eight years ago.

Judge Stephane Goux handed down the sentence at a court in this eastern town near Luxembourg after more than an hour of deliberation with the jury.

Dutroux: sentenced to life in prison
Dutroux: sentenced to life in prison

Last week, Dutroux was found guilty of kidnapping and raping six girls, killing two of them and causing the death of two others.

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